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World War 1 Review
A review of the points of WW1.
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History
10th Grade
03/08/2011

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How many fronts were involved in World War 1? What were their names?
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Two; Western and Eastern fronts
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Which front was characterized by stalemate and trench warfare?
Definition
the Western front
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Which front ws characterized by being more mobile with traditional tactics?
Definition
the Eastern front
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What do militarism, alliances, internal dissent, and nationalism all have in common?
Definition
They were the causes of WW1
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Identify the Black Hand.
Definition
a Serbian terrorist group which Princip belonged to.
Term
Who made up the Triple Alliance?
Definition
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
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Who made up the Triple Entente?
Definition
France, Great Britain, and Russia
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Name two major events that caused the U.S. to enter WW1
Definition
the Zimmerman telegram, and the sinking of the Lusitania
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What did the Germans do at sea that helped provoke the US to war?
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They sunk the Lusitania; killing 100 Americans.
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Why did Russia withdrawal from WW1?
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They had a Russian Revolution, which stripped Russia of its will to fight.
Term
Identify Vladimir Lenin.
Definition
He led the Bolsheviks, was dedicated to a violent revolution to overthrow capitalism.
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Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
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Gavrilo Princip
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What happened on 11/11/1918? (November 11, 1918)
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a new German government signed an armistice with the Allies, ending the war.
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What was Wilson's plan for post-war peace called?
Definition
the Fourteen Points
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What were some of the nicknames for WW1?
Definition
The Great War, The War to End All Wars
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Who were the doughboys?
Definition
The soldiers fighting in World War 1
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What treaty ended World War 1?
Definition
the Treaty of Versailles
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What part of the treaty angered Germans, ultimately leading to WW2?
Definition
It declared that Germany was guilty of starting the war.
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What nations were created as a result of WW1 and the Versailles Treaty?
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Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, and Yugoslavia.
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The US, France, and Great Britain were also known as what?
Definition
the Big Three
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Who was victorious during the WW1?
Definition
the Central Powers
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Name some of the weapons used for the first time during WW1
Definition
airplanes, tanks, machine guns, and flame throwers
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Who was president of the US during WW1?
Definition
Woodrow Wilson
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What event officially started WW1?
Definition
the execution/murder of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand & his wife.
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What was the Schlieffen Plan?
Definition
A German plan which caled for a two-front war with France and Russia, who had formed a military alliance in 1894.
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Describe the overall impact of WW1 on global affairs.
Definition
Lowered world population, undermined previously held ideas of human progress, and opened the door to revolutions & further instability.
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